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flips

UK //flɪps//US //flɪps//

词源

源自中古英语 'flippen',可能与古英语 'flippian'(轻拍或轻击)有关,后来演变为表示快速翻转的动作。

verb

❶ 快速翻转或转动某物,使其从一面转向另一面,常用于描述硬币、煎饼等物体的动作。

“She flips the pancake with a spatula.”

(她用铲子翻动煎饼。)

“He flips a coin to decide who goes first.”

(他抛硬币决定谁先开始。)

❶ 突然改变情绪、态度或决定,通常指从一种状态迅速转变为另一种状态。

“She flips from happy to angry in seconds.”

(她在几秒钟内从开心变为愤怒。)

“He flips his opinion after hearing the new evidence.”

(听到新证据后,他改变了观点。)

同义词:toss, turn, rotate, switch, reverse

noun

❶ 快速翻转或转动的动作,常用于描述体操、跳水等运动中的动作。

“The diver performs a perfect flip off the diving board.”

(跳水运动员从跳板上完成了一个完美的翻转。)

“She practices her flips on the trampoline.”

(她在蹦床上练习翻转动作。)

❶ 突然的情绪或态度变化,通常指从一种状态迅速转变为另一种状态。

“His mood does a complete flip after hearing the news.”

(听到消息后,他的情绪完全转变。)

“The political landscape experiences a flip after the election.”

(选举后,政治格局发生了转变。)

同义词:turn, rotation, reversal, change, shift

常见短语

flip out — 突然变得非常愤怒或激动,通常是因为意外或令人不安的事情。

“He flips out when he sees the mess in the kitchen.”

(他看到厨房一团糟时暴跳如雷。)

flip through — 快速翻阅书籍、杂志等,通常是为了大致浏览内容。

“She flips through the magazine while waiting at the doctor's office.”

(她在医生办公室等待时快速翻阅杂志。)

flip side — 某事物的另一面或相反的一面,常用于比喻或描述事物的两面性。

“The flip side of success is often hard work and sacrifice.”

(成功的另一面通常是努力和牺牲。)